Places & things to do.

Valorie Vogel Art

Valorie Vogel Art is an intimate art gallery and studio in Homosassa, showcasing original paintings that evoke female faces, animals, and landscapes in luminous dreamscapes.

Venetian Gardens Park

A gorgeous 100-acre waterfront park on Lake Harris with arched pedestrian bridges, island walkways, and panoramic lake views. The splash pad, playgrounds, and paved trails make it a perfect family outing.

Veterans Memorial Park

Memorial park in Leesburg honoring military veterans with monuments, memorial displays, and a quiet space for reflection.

Victory Pointe

Community park and green space in Clermont providing recreation and outdoor enjoyment for families.

Violette Hill Hay Farm

30-acre hands-on petting farm in Mount Dora offering capybara encounters, horse rides, hayrides, farm school classes, and seasonal events like pumpkin patches and Christmas on the Farm.

W. H. Willoughby Park

Community park in Summerfield with open space, picnic areas, and walking paths. A peaceful outdoor escape in the southern Villages area.

Wallace Brooks Park

Historic waterfront park on Lake Henderson in Inverness with shuffleboard, walking paths, a scenic dock, and a boardwalk connecting to Liberty Park along the Withlacoochee Trail.

Watermelon Swim in Brooksville

Webber Gallery

Art gallery in Ocala featuring exhibitions of contemporary and fine art.

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park

Newt Perry opened this Hernando County roadside attraction in 1947, training swimmers to perform underwater ballet in a first-magnitude spring; Florida took it over as a state park in 2008.

West Beach Park

Lakefront park in Clermont on Lake Minneola Drive offering beach access, swimming, and water recreation.

West Hernando Little League Complex

Founded in 1939, West Hernando Little League is the largest youth sports organization in the world, teaching the kids of Hernando County, FL the world's greatest game.

Whispering Pines City Park

City park in Inverness on Forest Drive offering green space, walking paths, and recreation among shady pine trees.

Wilkerson Creek Children's Playground

Children's playground in The Villages near Old Camp Road, providing outdoor play equipment for families.

Wilotree Park

Community park in Clermont providing green space, playground facilities, and outdoor recreation for local families.

Withlacoochee State Trail - Inverness Trailhead

Trailhead for the 46-mile paved Withlacoochee State Trail, a converted rail line with no steep hills, featuring a historic 1925 wooden caboose and easy access to downtown Inverness.

Wooton Park & Pavilion on the Lake

Lakeside park featuring a play structure, a seaplane-themed splash pad (fee) & picnic areas.

World Equestrian Center

The largest equestrian complex in the country, located in the Horse Capital of the World. Features world-class facilities, The Equestrian Hotel, dining, and year-round events open to the public.

Yeomans Park

Community park in the Leesburg area offering green space, playground facilities, and outdoor recreation.

Yulee Nature Preserve

Yulee Nature Preserve is a 110-acre preserve featuring bottomland hardwood hammock, adjacent to the Troy Samuel Cumming Nature Preserve.

Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park

Roadside park with the remains of a 19th-century, steam-powered sugar mill, plus a pavilion & BBQs.